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  1. McQueen

    An intimate look inside the world of Alexander McQueen.

    BBC Two

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    Can I Still Read Harry Potter?

    A fan of the boy wizard explores what it means to stop reading a beloved book.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Between the Covers

    Sara Cox opens her book club with famous friends eager to share the joys of reading.

    BBC Two

  4. Every Little Touch

    Writer Noo Saro-Wiwa gives her personal perspective on poetry’s relationship with touch.

    BBC Radio 4

  5. Inside Museums

    Access-all-areas visits to inspiring collections in museums and galleries across the UK.

    BBC Four

  6. Drama out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today

    A celebration of the acclaimed series of BBC dramas broadcast between 1970 and 1984.

    BBC Four

  7. Michael Morpurgo's Folk Journeys

    Michael Morpurgo travels to the heart of some of the greatest songs ever composed.

    BBC Radio 4

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  8. Egypt's New Capital

    Jonathan Glancey reports on Egypt’s mega-project to build a brand new Cairo in the desert.

    BBC Radio 4

  9. The Billion Dollar Art Hunt

    Journalist John Wilson investigates the largest unsolved art heist in US history.

    BBC Four

  10. Terrifying Verse

    Caroline Bird on the often underrated art of poetry that speaks to our deepest fears.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster

    To be advised.

    BBC Four

  12. Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster

    Inspired by Frankenstein, six star beatboxers explore how society creates monsters today.

    BBC Four

  13. Maggi Hambling: Making Love with the Paint

    Artist Maggi Hambling tells her story while working on a mysterious black canvas.

    BBC Two

  14. Derek Mahon: The Poetry Nonsense

    A journey through a poet’s life, in celebration of the late Derek Mahon.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  15. Poets in the Pulpit

    Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan meets Muslim poets continuing the tradition of praise poetry.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. CripTales

    A life-changing moment is captured in six powerful, dramatic monologues.

    BBC Four

  17. The Disordered Eye

    Disabled artist and film-maker Richard Butchins questions if good vision equals great art.

    BBC Four

  18. Britain in Ten Operas

    Roderick Williams investigates what our opera history tells us about British identity.

    BBC Radio 4

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  19. British Film Premieres Introductions

    Setting the scene for a host of thrilling and thought-provoking productions.

    BBC Two

  20. Inside Culture with Mary Beard

    Topical arts series hosted by Mary Beard.

    BBC News

  21. 21st-Century Mythologies with Richard Clay

    Richard Clay dissects 21st-century popular culture.

    BBC Four

  22. Losing It

    Caleb Femi explores the pressures on teenage boys around virginity and sex.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Tracey Dobbs: Images That Last a Lifetime

    Tracey Dobbs is a Welsh photographer creating children's images that last a lifetime

    BBC Radio 4

  24. The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2020

    The Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition in 2020 faces challenges in its 252-year history.

    BBC News

  25. Thought Pattern, Pattern Thought

    Poet Joanne Limburg explores her experience of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

    BBC Radio 4

  26. BBC Introducing Arts

    Gemma is your guide on a sonic journey with exciting, fresh and emerging British artists.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  27. The Booker Prize 2020 - Preview

    Novelist and activist Kit de Waal follows the build-up to this year's Booker Prize.

    BBC News

  28. Big Screen Britain: Brief Encounter

    Ben Fogle visits Carnforth station, made famous by the classic film, Brief Encounter.

    BBC Four

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    Poems at Dusk

    Poet Theresa Lola explores the relationship between poetry, old age and mortality.

    BBC Radio 4

  30. What a Picture: Mary Whitehouse

    Morgan Cross talks to Mary Whitehouse.

    BBC Four

  31. The Sound of TV with Neil Brand

    Documentary series about the history and use of music in television.

    BBC Four

  32. Imagine: 20/21: Obama

    Arts series.

    BBC One

  33. Barack Obama Talks to David Olusoga

    Barack Obama discusses long-awaited memoir A Promised Land with historian David Olusoga.

    BBC One

  34. Barack Obama Talks to David Olusoga

    Former American President Barack Obama speaks with British historian David Olusoga.

    BBC News

  35. Emin/Munch: Between the Clock and the Bed

    A look at the affinities between the art of Edvard Munch and Tracey Emin.

    BBC Two

  36.

    When Will Theatre Come Black?

    As the sector rebuilds, Bridget Minamore imagines a new future for Black British theatre.

    BBC Radio 4

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    A Plague On All Our Houses

    How Covid is making us think differently about Shakespeare.

    BBC Radio 4

  38. The Booker Prize 2020

    Novelist and activist Kit de Waal follows the build-up to this year's Booker Prize.

    BBC News

  39. Booker Prize Ceremony 2020: A Front Row Special

    Find out the winner of the £50,000 Booker Prize for fiction, live from the Roundhouse.

    BBC Arts

  40. Animated Thinking

    Animated films on wide-ranging topics and based on the research of UK academics.

    BBC Arts

  41. Corin Redgrave: De, Profundis

    Actor Corin Redgrave visits Reading Gaol, where Oscar Wilde was imprisoned.

    BBC Two

  42. The Escape Artist

    Series tracing the extraordinary life of Arthur Cravan and his influence on the arts.

    BBC Radio 3

  43.

    Sci-Fi Blindness

    Peter White explores science fiction's enduring fascination with blindness.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. Maria by Callas

    Maria Callas tells her life story, completely in her own words.

    BBC Four

  45. Royal Ballet All-Star Gala

    Put on your pointe shoes for some all-star ballet favourites from Covent Garden.

    BBC Four

  46. Uncle Vanya

    Anton Chekhov’s tender exploration of human frailty, filmed during 2020's lockdown.

    BBC Four

  47. Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes

    A recording of a stage performance of Matthew Bourne’s adaptation of the legendary film.

    BBC Two

  48. The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson

    A celebration of the life and work of Julia Donaldson.

    BBC Two

  49. The Magical World of Julia Donaldson

    A celebration of the life and work of Julia Donaldson.

    BBC Two

  50. Being Bridget Jones

    Helen Fielding tells the story of how Bridget Jones’s Diary came to be.

    BBC Two

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